The sky on
your birthday.
“A Wolf-Rayet Star Bubble” is copyrighted by Anglo-Australian Telescope Board. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteThis image shows a spherical bubble and sweeping arc created by a Wolf-Rayet star. Wolf-Rayet stars originate with over 40 times the mass of our Sun. These extremely hot, luminous stars expel shells of material through strong stellar winds, which likely formed the surrounding bubble nebula. Astronomers are still working to understand how the central Wolf-Rayet star created both the bubble and the arc, and if it acted alone.
Hubble's View of 18 Proto Galaxies
ESA/Hubble released this picture on 4 September 1996. That is the day it was published, not the day it was taken.
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Released on your day
Space pictures released on your month and day in other years, or a few days either side. Each one is sharp enough to print as a poster.
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Released on 26 August 2014 Wide-field view of the sky around the gravitationally lensed galaxy merger H-ATLAS J142935.3-002836 See it as a poster -
Released on 26 August 2014 Wide-field view of the sky around the gravitationally lensed galaxy merger H-ATLAS J142935.3-002836 See it as a poster -
Released on 26 August 2015 The night sky around the Twin Jet Nebula (ground-based image) See it as a poster -
Released on 26 August 2013 Dark, dusty shells See it as a poster -
Released on 26 August 2009 The Trifid Nebula (full frame) See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 26 AUG 1996 falls under Virgo (♍). The sign's window runs from 08-23 through 09-22. Virgo is the largest zodiac constellation, holding the heart of the Virgo galaxy cluster. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 26 AUG 1996.
Questions about August 26, 1996
What space photo was released on August 26, 1996?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for August 26, 1996 was "A Wolf-Rayet Star Bubble". It's a photographer's copyrighted image, so we link to it on NASA's site and show the Sun or the Earth that day instead.
What was the Moon's phase on August 26, 1996?
A waxing gibbous moon, about 92% lit.
What day of the week was August 26, 1996?
August 26, 1996 was a Monday, day 239 of the 366 days in 1996.
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